
Areas of expertise
In the media
https://www.livenowfox.com/video/1377986
https://longisland.news12.com/gilgo-beach-investigation-takes-major-turn-as-police-search-suspects-backyard
https://nypost.com/2023/07/21/gilgo-beach-suspect-may-have-killed-victims-at-his-li-home-while-wife-kids-were-away-investigators/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/20/carlee-russell-investigation-update/70438108007/
https://longisland.news12.com/how-could-that-happen-neighbors-shocked-as-sources-say-investigators-believe-at-least-1-gilgo-beach-murder-happened-at-suspects-home
https://gothamist.com/news/6-challenges-new-nypd-commissioner-edward-caban-is-expected-to-face
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/long-island/new-evidence-examined-from-home-of-gilgo-beach-murders-suspect/
https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/drug-dealers-openly-sell-shrooms-in-washington-square-park/
https://longisland.news12.com/court-documents-records-of-burner-phones-dna-from-pizza-crust-helped-lead-to-arrest-of-gilgo-beach-suspect
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-crime-is-the-city-under-siege-from-criminals
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sports/las-vegas-man-jailed-accused-of-threatening-mass-violence-at-stanley-cup-victory-parade-1.6450805
https://gothamist.com/news/experts-say-nypd-commissioner-resigned-because-she-was-made-powerless-the-mayor-disagrees
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/65-year-old-man-shot-and-kills-alleged-robber-in-queens-nypd/
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/elected-officials-say-facial-recognition-needs-to-be-banned-in-public-areas/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7958958/spring-break-violence-broken-windows-theory-cop/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7911321/miami-beach-spring-break-ending-violence/
https://nypost.com/2023/04/08/dad-of-nyc-drill-rapper-jayquan-mckenley-says-songs-about-son-mock-his-grief/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/4/new-york-city-braces-for-historic-trump-court-appearance
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/nypd-officer-prepare-trump-arrival/
https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/nypd-grappling-with-rising-teen-violence-despite-plan-to-stop-shootings-near-schools/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/americans-warned-drug-cartel-kidnappings-29498585
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7628277/mexican-cartels-out-control-dangerous-spring-break/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7635808/spring-break-mexico-dangerous-cartel-triggers/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7627642/students-not-travel-spring-break-mexico-cartel/
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/st-louis-police-takeover-michael-alcazar-analysis/
https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/3/9/23632499/nypd-police-jeffrey-maddrey-video
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna73080
https://nypost.com/2023/02/25/major-crime-in-staten-island-is-up-14-this-year-nypd/amp/
https://nypost.com/2023/02/11/illegal-smoke-shop-selling-weed-across-from-nyc-city-hall/amp/
https://globoplay.globo.com/v/11329087/
https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-cops-in-tyre-nichols-murder-hired-after-pd-relaxed-job-standards/
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-gov-hochul-opposes-rehiring-unvaccinated-hospital-workers-amid-staff-shortage_5010640.html
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7184527/internet-sleuths-arrested-lives-risk-cop/amp/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7174552/gabby-petito-case-watershed-sleuths-web-of-death/amp/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7174121/sleuths-ruin-lives-destroy-cases-idaho-murders/amp/
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/robert-de-niros-burgler-christmas-gifts
https://nypost.com/2022/12/17/fatal-slashings-and-stabbings-in-nyc-are-up-37/amp/
https://pix11.com/news/themissing/missing-ny-college-student-found-alive-in-spain-report-says/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/carjacking-suspects-shot-loop/
https://nypost.com/2022/12/10/commemorative-nypd-coin-marks-vera-mekulis-holiday-lap-dance/
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/man-arrested-baseball-bat-attack-released-bail
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nypd-war-on-police-defund/2022/10/23/id/1093040/
https://www.wdsu.com/article/crimes-cons-capers-car-chase-pursuit/40981845
https://www.newsnationnow.com/morninginamerica/nypd-officers-retire-record-numbers/
https://nypost.com/2022/10/22/nypd-on-pace-to-see-record-4k-cop-mass-exit-by-years-end-pension-fund-stats/
https://nypost.com/2022/10/15/nyc-smoke-shops-are-selling-magic-mushroom-candy-bars/
https://nypost.com/2022/10/15/dealers-boldly-peddle-drugs-on-sidewalks-in-nomad/
https://www.westsiderag.com/2022/10/06/young-tourist-sucker-punched-on-cpw-and-66th-street-on-wednesday-afternoon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-ags-new-lawsuit-against-trump-is-part-of-an-effort-to-boost-her-own-prospects-experts-say_4758140.html
https://eldiariony.com/2022/08/28/alerta-en-nueva-york-temor-por-ataques-a-punetazo-casi-mortal-a-cualquier-persona-en-la-calle-plazas-o-subway/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11153189/Terrifying-knockout-game-strangers-sucker-punch-pedestrians-returns-NYC.html
https://nypost.com/2022/08/27/brazen-knockout-game-back-in-nyc-expert/
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.theepochtimes.com/attempts-to-prosecute-trump-not-prudential-and-will-backfire-legal-experts-say_4676199.html
https://nypost.com/2022/08/13/the-bronx-accounts-for-nearly-one-third-of-all-nyc-murders/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2500955
https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/officers-leaving-in-droves-dan-abrams-live/7900956/I have
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/people-with-guards-down-not-watching-drinks-at-nyc-clubs-ex-vice-cop-says-about-druggings/
https://nypost.com/2022/07/16/public-shagging-going-extinct-in-nyc/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2022-07-09/opinion-the-dilemma-of-a-shrinking-san-diego-police-force
https://fox8.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/suspects-in-3-mass-shootings-across-united-states-have-similarities-professor-suggests/
https://www.fox5ny.com/video/1089394
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/suspects-in-three-mass-shootings-across-united-states-have-similarities/
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/what-can-be-done-experts-outline-challenges-to-preventing-mass-shootings/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10950773/Man-witchs-hat-brazenly-smokes-suspicious-looing-pipe-streets-Manhattan.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-gun-law-firearms-banned-public-places/
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gov-hochul-cruising-on-establishment-support-toward-primary-win-despite-crime-crisis-experts_4561148.html
https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/attorney-releases-photos-of-brian-laundries-notebook
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10950773/Man-witchs-hat-brazenly-smokes-suspicious-looing-pipe-streets-Manhattan.html
https://sharylattkisson.com/2022/06/watch-supreme-court-strikes-down-new-york-gun-law-in-major-2nd-amendment-ruling/
https://www.oann.com/report-at-least-150-officers-have-been-shot-this-year/
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/police-exodus-causes-nationwide-officer-shortage/
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/6-robberies-in-80-minutes-the-hunt-for-2-purse-stealing-suspects/
https://m.theepochtimes.com/democratic-party-is-alienating-its-base-heading-for-trouble-in-november-midterms-analysts-say_4421206.html
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/brooklyn-subway-attack/experts-suspect-frank-james-has-classic-traits-of-other-mass-shooters/
https://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/local/casi-175-policias-se-unen-a-la-lucha-contra-la-violencia-de-armas-de-fuego-en-nyc/2263431/
https://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/right-to-carry
https://nypost.com/2022/02/19/nyc-subway-slashings-spike-35-this-year-nypd-data/
https://thecrimereport.org/2022/02/21/cities-focus-on-rise-in-transit-crime/
https://news.yahoo.com/nyc-gun-violence-retired-detective-030600553.html
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2022/01/26/nyc-gun-violence-mayor-eric-adams-expert-analysis/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-24/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-outlines-plan-to-curb-crime-gun-violence
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/01/24/will-revamped-nypd-anti-crime-units-make-the-city-safer
https://nypost.com/2022/01/15/woman-pushed-to-her-death-at-times-square-subway-station/
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/fellow-nyc-district-attorneys-not-embracing-alvin-braggs-policies/
https://nypost.com/2021/12/25/surge-in-nyc-shootings-in-2021-blamed-on-reforms-as-eric-adams-vows-action/
https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/mccoy-pav-suffolk-police-internal-affairs/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/us/scuba-youtube-tennessee-cold-case.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/role-social-media-investigated-swarming-business-thefts-california-rcna6544
https://www.newsnationnow.com/prime/gabby-petito-search-leads-to-answers-in-other-cases/
http://theuptowner.org/hate-crimes-set-record-pace-uptown-as-bias-attacks-rebound-across-city/
https://www.law360.com/articles/1431461
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/theconversationhour/the-conversation-hour/13571264
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/02/gabby-petito-new-video/
https://nypost.com/2021/09/30/bill-de-blasio-pledges-better-nypd-customer-service-in-nyc/
https://nypost.com/2021/09/25/nyc-drug-users-shoot-up-in-broad-daylight-in-midtown/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-25/gabby-petito-missing-person-case-internet-true-crime-obsession/100482852
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/gabby-petitos-disappearance-how-disappearance-of-us-woman-led-to-millions-of-eyes-on-the-lookout-2551717
https://abcnews.go.com/US/gabby-petito-case-shines-spotlight-missing-person-cases/story?id=80166184
https://www.dailynews.com/2021/09/22/gabby-petito-story-boosted-by-social-media-true-crime-craze/
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2021/09/21/gabby-petito-social-media-true-crime-craze/
https://news.yahoo.com/gabby-petitos-disappearance-captivated-world-193132044.html?guccounter=1
https://information.tv5monde.com/info/pourquoi-un-tel-echo-la-disparition-de-la-jeune-americaine-gabby-petito-425627
https://www.latimes.com/espanol/eeuu/articulo/2021-09-22/eeuu-caso-de-joven-desaparecida-se-vuelve-viral-en-redes
https://canadanewsmedia.ca/gabby-petitos-disappearance-and-clues-debated-on-social-media-forbes/
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2021/09/23/pourquoi-un-tel-echo-a-la-disparition-de-la-jeune-americaine-gabby-petito
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/gabby-petito-missing-case/gabby-petito-social-media-sleuths-help-unravel-the-case/
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/gabby-petito-autopsy-fbi-brian-laundrie
https://www.nbcmiami.com/on-air/as-seen-on/police-search-florida-nature-reserve-on-connection-with-petito-case/2556733/
https://abc11.com/gabby-petito-case-jelani-day-missing-maya-millete-update-white-woman-syndrome/11037658/
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/sep/22/why-gabby-petito-case-not-others-has-drawn-so-much/
https://apnews.com/article/gabby-petito-social-media-tiktok-investigation-d2e9a5d627c2f39b5633174239c3beaf
https://nypost.com/2021/09/20/gabby-petito-case-tips-that-may-have-led-to-discovery-of-body/
https://www.ntd.com/gabby-petito-story-boosted-by-social-media-true-crime-craze_679348.html
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-throng-of-internet-sleuths-are-on-the-gabby-petito-case-why-has-it-sparked-so-much-interest/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/18/gabby-petito-case-tiktok-sleuths/
https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/9/15/22674782/nypd-gang-database-targeted-city-council
https://nypost.com/2021/08/14/video-shows-moment-jayquan-lewis-was-gunned-down-in-bronx-deli/
https://nypost.com/2021/08/14/od-death-toll-mounts-in-nycs-washington-square-park-including-3-last-week/
https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/07/bayonne-fatal-shooting-raises-questions-about-police-responses-to-knives-mental-health-crises.html
https://www.governing.com/community/last-year-the-nypd-solved-5-percent-less-crime-heres-why
https://nypost.com/2021/05/29/washington-square-park-drug-den-horrifies-greenwich-village/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/recent-violence-asian-americans-highlights-need-better-tracking-report-rcna393
https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/man-who-spewed-anti-asian-threats-at-nypd-cop-is-back-on-street/
https://www.crimeonline.com/2021/04/11/bail-reform-puts-man-back-on-the-street-after-screaming-anti-asian-threats-at-undercover-cop/
https://nypost.com/2021/06/26/gay-cops-disappointed-by-prides-law-enforcement-ban/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sports/las-vegas-man-jailed-accused-of-threatening-mass-violence-at-stanley-cup-victory-parade-1.6450805
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cs9Ezs6M6l3/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://youtu.be/IqswrMZS5_E
https://youtu.be/5C-7Go2LWhk
https://omny.fm/shows/winsam-on-demand/former-nypd-detective-weighs-in-on-the-investigati
https://omny.fm/shows/winsam-on-demand/michael-alcazar-former-nypd-detective-and-professo#sharing
https://youtu.be/s4HcV-Uhv-g
https://youtu.be/MISbA7yEYZE
https://youtu.be/0-SgOORHYp0
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sports/las-vegas-man-jailed-accused-of-threatening-mass-violence-at-stanley-cup-victory-parade-1.6450805
https://www.insideedition.com/media/videos/was-a-florida-cop-claiming-cop-privilege-after-being-pulled-over-81984
https://youtu.be/vVYZ6q095zM
https://abc7ny.com/13375074/
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nypd-commissioner-stepping-down-report/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBepLZ2IcUA
https://youtu.be/VqKyq0SqABY
https://youtu.be/No7StlG_DZg
https://youtu.be/s-H4AHv26TU
https://youtu.be/-bdEmbMdPrk
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2689406&jwsource=cl
https://youtu.be/Urpbw8aePg4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpi8V_3umkY
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/elected-officials-say-facial-recognition-needs-to-be-banned-in-public-areas/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-messiah-nantwi-21-charged-with-murder-in-harlem-smoke-shop-shooting/
https://abc7ny.com/13114169/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/nypd-officer-prepare-trump-arrival/
https://youtu.be/bztqdS-uy_Q
https://youtu.be/0Y5VpU-dT-s
https://youtu.be/U9XZzUa9EZA
https://www.tmz.com/watch/2023-03-20-032023-tmz-live-full-1584068-568/
https://youtu.be/CdxbRXXNl58
https://youtu.be/AF4IIKwOEnU
https://youtu.be/B-4sPpmesUQ
https://youtu.be/JQ80uMPeVD0
https://abc7ny.com/chase-atm-crime-nyc/12728347/
https://youtu.be/SZPZtkCZJbQ
https://youtu.be/BJBJhwPRTlg
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/robert-de-niros-burgler-christmas-gifts
https://youtu.be/5vKaWAVHrWw
https://pix11.com/news/themissing/missing-ny-college-student-found-alive-in-spain-report-says/
https://youtu.be/cTYVbdWuVBw
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/man-arrested-baseball-bat-attack-released-bail
https://www.kcra.com/article/crimes-cons-capers-car-chase-pursuit/40981845
https://youtu.be/FP-xTViLQIE
https://www.verylocal.com/crimes-cons-and-capers-botched-crimes/23593/
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/0a804233-dc23-4c12-8fd6-64b12cf02489/WNYW_09-27-2022_17.31.04.mp4
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-42408/a1d863b4-e1b8-4605-adfd-48e00b5f7a5c/WNYW_09-27-2022_22.39.15.mp4
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/moped-hits-nypd-cruiser-bursts-into-flames-video-jamaica-queens/
https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/video-shows-woman-inserting-herself-into-arrest-scene-dan-abrams-live/7962476/
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/6825752c-d13b-4c5c-9d4c-db517dfa2bbb/USNEWSNATION_08-25-2022_21.54.14.mp4
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=2501038
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2500955
https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/officers-leaving-in-droves-dan-abrams-live/7900956/
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/people-with-guards-down-not-watching-drinks-at-nyc-clubs-ex-vice-cop-says-about-druggings/
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/5fd84d18-8ff5-4241-8a03-2825426444f2/WNYW_07-26-2022_22.01.30.mp4
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/b120bb74-970c-4719-9664-71ffb1c2f761/CNN_07-18-2022_13.05.32.mp4
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=2486318
https://youtu.be/aakhNFhbhWk
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/0e44de26-c6f2-417a-9926-b1f170ae88c1/WNYW_07-05-2022_22.13.39.mp4
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/b72cabc4-0f5d-4fb5-b122-51879715f9ee/WPIX_07-05-2022_22.29.23.mp4
https://www.fox5ny.com/video/1089394
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/suspects-in-three-mass-shootings-across-united-states-have-similarities/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=2478935
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=2479212
https://youtu.be/fztS6QszdCA
https://youtu.be/1lJ9ZOIuoF8
https://youtu.be/JtKgR_f6PT4
https://bronx.news12.com/attorney-releases-photos-of-brian-laundries-notebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj7e0KqGRvw
https://omny.fm/shows/winsam-on-demand/michael-alcazar-former-nypd-detective-and-professo#sharing
https://youtu.be/1X7cEVOGMdQ
https://youtu.be/J4B7q4uX1oA
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/23/politie-new-york/
https://youtu.be/opWsmCIBxdY
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/c43581de-9d87-4e82-879a-c2de0873b384/WNYW_05-03-2022_22.16.18.mp4
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/6-robberies-in-80-minutes-the-hunt-for-2-purse-stealing-suspects/
https://youtu.be/maU7LoQXoas
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/b01698d1-c21b-498c-9e85-8a45dc7895f0/MSNBC_04-12-2022_20.17.54.mp4
https://youtu.be/Yuu70k0PaEc
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/brooklyn-subway-attack/experts-suspect-frank-james-has-classic-traits-of-other-mass-shooters/
https://youtu.be/eYLUQJLxVeQ
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2420967
https://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/local/casi-175-policias-se-unen-a-la-lucha-contra-la-violencia-de-armas-de-fuego-en-nyc/2263431/
https://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/right-to-carry
https://youtu.be/pAM43MYu_bk
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-40853/fc5698c0-aa52-45ab-b920-d85bd8f13be2/WNYW_02-03-2022_17.09.11.mp4
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3632397-42408/d9daeba2-8ec9-4c81-9393-2625d03386b5/WPIX_01-25-2022_18.04.22.mp4
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Graduate Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
B.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
Michael Alcazar is a retired NYPD Detective who held many distinguished positions during his more than 30-year career. Most of his career was dedicated to conducting Major Crime and Organized Crime Investigations.
Positions that he held while employed with the NYPD:
- NYPD Hostage Negotiator
- Lead Instructor, Detective Bureau Training Unit
- Coordinator, NYPD Homicide Investigators Course
- Detective Investigator, Night Watch
- Detective Investigator, 13th Precinct Detective Squad
- Detective Undercover/Investigator, Organized Crime and Control Bureau
- Police Officer, Brooklyn North Task Force
- Police Officer, PBBN 77 Pct
- Police Officer, PBBN 83 Pct
Professor Alcazar has been awarded throughout his career with medals and commendations for the resolution of difficult criminal investigations. He is a John Jay College Adjunct Professor specializing in Law and Police Science Studies under the Criminal Justice program. Professor Alcazar is often cited in the news media for his expertise on matters related to criminal investigation. He has consulted and trained law enforcement investigators worldwide.
- CJBS 101- American Criminal Justice System
- CJBS 250 - Research Methods and Statistics for Criminal Justice
- PSC 101- Introduction to Police Studies
- PSC 107- Introduction: Criminal Investigation
- PSC 201- Police Organization and Administration
- PSC 204- The Patrol Function
- PSC 300- Police Management and Administration in the U.S.